Education
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Hear what students and teachers from schools across Melbourne have to say about our reimagined production.
Want to know what Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has to offer your students? All teachers are offered a phone or Zoom chat with our Schools Engagement Officer for advanced educational preparation!
For more information, please contact education.hp@michaelcassel.com
Tickets are $60 per student*.
For school groups of 10+, a complimentary ticket is provided for the accompanying teacher.
Additional teachers are available to attend at the rate of $60 per ticket.
*This offer is only available for select performances (Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday evenings), for all other performances, the standard group rate of $75 applies.
School groups should aim to arrive at the Princess Theatre at least 30 minutes prior to their scheduled performance. The production runs for approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes including an interval.
Our current performance schedule includes Tuesday-Sunday evening performances at 7pm. On weekends, matinee performances are available at 1pm. Midweek matinee performances are available on select dates
Our upcoming midweek matinee dates are:
-Wednesday 22nd March 1pm
-Wednesday 5th April 1pm
-Wednesday 12th April 1pm
-Wednesday 19th April 1pm
-Wednesday 3rd May 1pm
-Wednesday 14th June 1pm
-Wednesday 21st June 1pm
-Wednesday 28th June 1pm
-Wednesday 5 July 1pm
As part of our education program, we are offering FREE post-show Q&A’s on select performances. This will be an exclusive opportunity for your students to hear directly from cast and creatives about the production. Post-show Q&A’s have strictly limited availability so please indicate if your school is interested in attending on your booking enquiry form. Dates are subject to change.
Our upcoming Q&A dates are:
-Wednesday 22nd March 1pm
-Wednesday 5th April 1pm
-Wednesday 3rd May 1pm
-Wednesday 24th May 1pm
-Wednesday 14th June 1pm
-Wednesday 21 June 1pm
The Princess Theatre has a comprehensive COVID-Safe plan in place to ensure the comfort and safety of staff and students.
Our Harry Potter and the Cursed Child education pack is available below. The pack has a range of pre- and post-show learning resources for both teachers and students to engage with the magical world of the play. Hear more about the characters, illusions, themes, and production elements to create activities for students to complete in the classroom.
For more detail about education resources, please see below.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is not recommended for children under 8 years of age.
The production contains some scenes of a dark nature, so please keep that in mind when booking for younger children.
Education Program
Our Education Program has been developed with the intention of supporting a school excursion to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Pre-visit activities in our comprehensive education pack are intended to introduce students to the world of the production and draw on their previous knowledge, or lack thereof, of the Wizarding World. After the excursion to the Princess Theatre, teachers can discuss the experience with students, using the post-show resources in the education pack as a basis for discussion. The activities in the education pack are flexible depending on students’ needs and abilities.
Although this is primarily a performing arts-based program, the production and educational activities offer critical and creative thinking, aligning with Year 7-12 English and Literature curriculum. The production is ideal for Unit 1 VCE Drama Area of Study 4 and Unit 2 VCE Theatre Studies Area of Study 3.
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